Cookbook:Café au lait
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| Café au lait | |
|---|---|
| Category | Beverage recipes |
| Servings | 8 servings |
| Time | prep: 10-20 minutes |
| Difficulty |  |
Cookbook | Ingredients | Recipes | Beverages
Literally "coffee with milk", café au lait is a drink made of coffee and scalded milk in a ratio of 1:1. It is the staple coffee drink of French Louisiana and is often served in bowls in Acadiana.
Ingredients[edit]
- 5 Tbsp (70g) Coffee grounds, can be:
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- Dark (French) roast coffee
- Coffee and chicory blend
- 3 Tbsp (42g) ground coffee and 2 Tbsp (28g) ground chicory, mixed
- OR: 1.5-2 cups (350-475 ml) cold coffee concentrate
- 4 cups (950 ml) milk
Procedure[edit]
- Prepare four cups of coffee in your preferred manner -- drip, boil, seep, etc. If you are using coffee concentrate, add enough hot water to reach four cups of coffee.
- At the same time, heat the milk over a low to medium heat until scalded.
- Pour equal amounts of coffee and scalded milk into bowls or cups.
- Enjoy.
Variations[edit]
- Steamed milk can be substituted for scalded milk.
- The milk can be heated in the cups by half filling each cup with milk and microwaving briefly. A 1,000W microwave oven will heat one half-cup of milk in 50 seconds, two in 60 seconds.
